Why does 1080p on a smaller screen seem to use more space than 1080p on a larger screen?

[Tcrumpen]

One thing i've wondered for a while is that on bigger screens why doe sit look like you're getting more actual space than a smaller screen using the same resolution (therefore same amount of pixels), is this just a trick of the eye and mind or is there some actual science behind it?

[CryptoMatt]

becase the screen is bigger 

[Tcrumpen]

Just now, CryptoMatt said:

becase the screen is bigger 

Screen maybe bigger but you have the same amount of pixels for things to occupy you can't magically create more pixels on a larger screen

[CryptoMatt]

1 minute ago, Tcrumpen said:

Screen maybe bigger but you have the same amount of pixels for things to occupy you can't magically create more pixels on a larger screen

bigger screen bigger pixels 

[NanoScanner425]

The screen is bigger, is you apply the right scaling it would actually look the exact same.

[ProjectBox153]

Scaling. You're losing space to make the UI elements larger. 

[Mira Yurizaki]

10 minutes ago, Tcrumpen said:

One thing i've wondered for a while is that on bigger screens why doe sit look like you're getting more actual space than a smaller screen using the same resolution (therefore same amount of pixels), is this just a trick of the eye and mind or is there some actual science behind it?

Things have to move faster on a larger screen for the same amount of motion you do.